Its headline on Stuff.co.nz may well have sent cold chills through the bones of impending retirees. “Mind the gap: Couples need $809,000 nest egg to retire with 'choices' at age 65”, it read. “There’ll be a very small proportion of people who go, ‘that’s not enough’,” says retirement commissioner Jane Wrightson. So, there’s a lot of variation, but the research does emphasise the importance of future planning when it comes to retirement. *In addition to being the Retirement Commissioner, Jane Wrightson is on the RNZ board, and as the former head of NZ On Air, was responsible for commissioning The Detail.

Source: Stuff November 25, 2021 18:04 UTC